In Which I Am Apparently A Child...
So, I saw today's news about DarkSword, and although I don't have anything with iOS that old (v18.7 or older), I noticed a new version of iOS out (26.4) and decided to update.
Bad move. Bad, bad move.
iOS 26.4 implements age verification.
It's very simple - just scan your credit card or government id and bingo.
I don't have a credit card.
The government ID is apparently:
- a driving license (which I don't have)
- a passport (which isn't scanning)
1/2
@Robbe_Duesseldorf It would hurt - but for what?
Android's Play Store also has age verification (admittedly, I don't know the details about it).
People are trying to shoehorn it into systemd.
Android hardware and GrapheneOS? - doable, but a giant pain arising out a stupid and illiberal UK law.
@gmh
What??
To my knowledge the Android Play Store has no age verification (at least in Germany).
For sure Android F-Droid has no age verification.
@Robbe_Duesseldorf Yet.
Another German respondent also said that iOS 26.4 doesn't implement age verification in Germany.
However, given the forces behind this and the noises from various lobbies in Brussels, I would be surprised if you don't have a similar fight in your future.
Gideon Hallett
Robert Berger